Pyronia tithonus is a common resident. Nevertheless, its distribution is remarkable, the species being almost absent from the middle and west of the country; there is no obvious explanation. The Dutch Monitoring Scheme recorded a moderate decline in the 1990s, especially in the northern part of its distribution area. It occurs mainly in rough, scrubby, flowery vegetation, often in half-shaded places, usually with some woodland nearby. Such habitats are found in rough grassland in wooded surroundings, woodland margins, heath-land with some trees, waste ground and roadside verges. It flies in one generation from mid-July until mid-August and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.
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Auteur(s)
Wynhoff, I., Swaay, C. van, Groenendijk, D., Bosveld, M., Bos, F.
Publicatie
- Bos, F., M. Bosveld, D. Groenendijk, C. van Swaay & I. Wynhoff 2006. De dagvlinders van Nederland, verspreiding en bescherming. Nederlandse Fauna 7. De Vlinderstichting, Wageningen en Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis, European Invertebrate Survey, Nederland.